TRX250R.ORG
General => Lounge => Topic started by: udontknowme on November 26, 2014, 01:46:12 PM
-
anybody have or use stahlwille brand tools from germany ? looks to be pricey buggers even more expensive than snapon stuff. im assuming their top of the line but never seen any of the tools first hand. thinking about getting some various items and considering trying this brand
-
I have mostly Craftsman stuff. Although I had to switch to their "professional" line of tools because they made in the USA, the standard line including the hand tools are made in China or Mexico now.
I have a few Snap-On odds and ends. They are too expensive to buy in bulk so I pick up sets of them here and there to build my collection
-
most everything beside sockets in my tool box are matco. but im getting away from that since nothing beats going to sears and getting replaced at your leisure. ive delt with trying to get matco or snap on guy to warranty tools and its always a hassle. so my advice buy all craftsman professional tools there great for there price. Dont let the strap-on guy screw you in the ass, same goes for matco. great tools by all means but warranting them is another issue.
-
everything but mostly craftsman. I had a nice supply of snapon at one time years ago but someone picked the right day brake into my elcamino and they were no longer mine.
-
Mine are snap on and craftsman
-
craftsman and harbor freight mostly and some snap-on, Matco etc.... My dad was a body man for 45yrs so I keep getting better hand me downs all the time.
-
Depends on what you are doing with it on what you should spend, Snap On screw drivers are worth twice what you pay for them and so are their sockets. If everyone in the world had Snap On screw drivers the phillips screws in master cylinders would not be junk most of the time. If you like keeping the skin on your hands Snap on ratchets are worth the money too, Matco has the same guts as a craftsman ratchet which is one step away from useless and the chrome flakes off which is always fun to pick out of your skin. I have never had a warranty problem with any of my Snap On dealers, Matco is not quite as forgiving buy usually they will cover it and Mac is about like Matco. Craftsman on the other hand, most of their tools don't fit tight, they always seem to stock what you don't need replaced and most generally the person you are dealing with has no idea how to even help you find what you are looking for. The upside of Sears having less informed employees is stuff gets warrantied for no apparent reason like I had a few weeks ago, cut the socket up to fit around an injection line, needed a 6 point metric version to actually make it work, went to Sears carrying the old one in for reference, told the girl I had hacked and cut on it and it wasn't warranty but she still took it upon herself to warranty the thing and said "It's Ok they have a lifetime warranty". What I really wanted to ask her was if all tools were covered against cutoff wheel and grinder damage but I just took the six point 17mm impact one she replaced my twelve point 11/16 chrome hacked up one with and went on with life.
-
^^^^^^^^^ agreed I got a set of matco screw drivers "forget who makes them" but a nice set is totally worth the money. And i dont believe that matco has the same internals as a craftsman, mine either a 88 tooth or 82 I forget swivel head. 3/8 ratchet gel grip ratchet was 65 bucks with my student discount. pretty good imo
-
^^^^^^^^^ agreed I got a set of matco screw drivers "forget who makes them" but a nice set is totally worth the money. And i dont believe that matco has the same internals as a craftsman, mine either a 88 tooth or 82 I forget swivel head. 3/8 ratchet gel grip ratchet was 65 bucks with my student discount. pretty good imo
Don't get me wrong I have Matco stuff I am not knocking them all together, their 3/8" and 1/2" drive impact swivels are hands down the best ones. Snap On dead blow hammers 32 oz and above suck, the handle torques and you will hit your hand constantly when using chisels and punches so I own a 32 oz Matco hammer. I could make a list of what I think sucks and I don't from each of them, we all have opinions and that's why there are different tool companies. I usually shop by what I think is best not by brand.
-
just picked up a new set of 4 SK Facom stud removers 6-12mm.
-
If you ever use a set of good screw drivers, you would never pick up a cheap one again.
-
ive got a small set of witte screwdrivers. i think theres 3 flatheads and 2 phillips. the only one i really use is the large phillips
-
ive got a small set of witte screwdrivers. i think theres 3 flatheads and 2 phillips. the only one i really use is the large phillips
i want to say thats who makes matco screw drivers, matco just slaps there name on them. i love those things.
-
the armstrong stuff looks good. when i upgrade my ratchets thats probly what ill go with
-
Mostly craftsman but the higher grade stuff and there older stuff that got from my dad
I got a few snap on tools aswill
I love snap on screwdrivers
-
Don't be scared to get Armstrong tools
From my oilfield experience they are top notch and heavy duty
-
I have craftsman everything; hand tools, power tools, tool box, i carry a tool bag and box in my truck. Going to get a craftsman work bench and bigger tool box here soon. compressor too. i like going to sears
-
Craftsman, snap-on, allen, SK, stanley, klein, husky, kobalt, wiss, mititoyo, starrett, dewalt, makita, stout, milwaukee & on & on & on. My dad was a machinist/ fabricator & I'm an electrician/ general contractor & between him & me we got enough tools to open a small tool store.
-
IMO if you make a living with your tools then Snap -on or MAC or Matco is the way to go. But for the weekend wrench Craftsman is hard to beat. As posted earlier make sure to get the made in USA Craftsman....
-
all snap-on and blue-point here 5 roll cabinets and 2 carts havent found anything else that will withstand my abuse. snap-on guy usually replaces anything i do break that day or he has it overnighted to me. there expensive but they last better than anything ive found with good support locally. if you are an occasional user craftsman or cobalt(owned by snap-on) are pretty good.
-
About 95% are Craftsman, & that is in 2 tool boxes, one roller pit box for the shop & a chest type in the enclosed.
The best & most used, a 3/8s drive Craftsman butterfly impact. Boy you just flip your thum & that thang does the work.
Neil
-
ive got various craftsman items also. sockets, wrenches, ratchets etc. they work fine. although alot of it was bought 20-30yrs ago so its getting old and worn. got a craftsman torq wrench thats all metal. it must be from the early 80's. its been used alot and the ratcheting teeth are worn out and bind up/skip once in a while. took the head apart to see if some lube would help but the teeth are shot. ive seen the new craftsman torq wrench and im not impressed. definatly will be buying a different brand when i upgrade.
-
I never liked the new craftsman torq wrenchs
I use a proto torq wrench that my grandfather used and it works awesome
-
starrett. however, my wrenches are craftsman. my boxes are kennedy.
john
-
On a side note......I bought a DeWalt impact combo kit and used the smaller impact gun to pretty much disassemble my entire damn quad in half the time. Don't know why I didn't think about this years ago.
Made in USA too